Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Polychrome Dot Lichen

Notomys macrotis compared with Bacidia polychroa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Polychrome Dot Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ramalinaceae
Genus	Notomys	Bacidia
Species	Notomys macrotis	Bacidia polychroa

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Polychrome Dot Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Polychrome Dot Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Polychrome Dot Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

The Big-eared Hopping Mouse (Notomys macrotis) is a species in the genus Notomys. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.